The Islamic State (IS) jihadist group wants to expand its operations in Bangladesh to boost its image among local radicals, US-based intelligence assessment company Stratfor said in a report on Tuesday.

Denouncing the disclosure of its
emails by WikiLeaks as "deplorable
breach of privacy", the US-based intelligence firm Stratfor
cautioned that some of them may be forged or altered to
include inaccuracies.

Noting that Pakistan has recently arrested only those militants who have crossed the red line set by it, a US-based strategic think-tank has said that these arrests do not necessarily indicate any kind of shift in Pak`s strategy.

Top Taliban commander Baradar`s arrest in a joint US-Pak operation does not mean that Pakistan is moving against the militants and may be seen as a key strategy of the country aimed at maintaining influence on its "western flank".

The German Bakery in Pune was
a terrorist target because it was frequented by foreigners and
the possibility of an indigenous terror group being involved
in the attack could not be ruled out, a US-based
think-tank has said.ee

Citing the case of Pakistani origin terror suspect David Headley, who changed his given name of Daood Gilani to fool Indian security services, a strategic think tank says any attempt at profiling jihadists is doomed to fail.

The United States may mount special operations to strike Taliban and al Qaeda targets in Pakistan and also step up drone attacks against them in the
near future, according to an American intelligence thinktank.

Warning that Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) would launch more terrorist attack inside Pakistan, a US based global intelligence think tank on Friday said that the militants were employing an all out strategy.

Pakistan`s most wanted terrorist Baitullah Mehsud`s death may actually embolden the Pakistanis as it marks a weakening of those Taliban factions that oppose Islamabad, a leading US private intelligence agency has said.